X-band discrete lens array for a satellite communication ground station antenna

SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 197-200

  Perotoni, Marcelo B ^a   Rondineau, Sébastien ^b   Lee, Richard ^c   Consonni, Denise ^a   Popović, Zoya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete lens array; Microwave antennas; Patch antennas; Spatially fed antenna arrays

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; POLARIZATION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISCRETE LENS ARRAY; GROUND STATIONS; PATCH ANTENNAS; SPATIALLY-FED ANTENNA ARRAYS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33847185255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMOC.2005.1579976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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